66 “Is not this the kind of fasting I “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? free and break every yoke? 77 Is it not to share your food with Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter — poor wanderer with shelter — when you see the naked, to when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and away from your own flesh and blood? blood?

Isaiah 58:6-12 (NIV)Isaiah 58:6-12 (NIV)

88 Then your light will break forth Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. your rear guard. 99 Then you will call, and the LORD Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, … finger and malicious talk, …

Isaiah 58:6-12 (NIV)Isaiah 58:6-12 (NIV)

1010 … and if you spend yourselves … and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the night will become like the noonday. noonday. 1111 The LORD will guide you The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never like a spring whose waters never fail. fail.

Isaiah 58:6-12 (NIV)Isaiah 58:6-12 (NIV)

1212 Your people will rebuild the Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.Dwellings.

Isaiah 58:6-12 (NIV)Isaiah 58:6-12 (NIV)

1212 And they that shall be of thee And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the thou shalt raise up the foundations of many foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be generations; and thou shalt be called, The called, The repairer of the repairer of the breachbreach, The restorer of paths to , The restorer of paths to dwell in.dwell in.

Isaiah 58:12 (KJV)Isaiah 58:12 (KJV)